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The Reward of Enterprise
by Ward Muir
I struck out, to get clear of the ship, then ceased swimming and looked around me. The sea was coldish, but not unendurable—and anyhow I was too much in love with my situation to bother about that. Behind me the Peterhof towered, like a cliff; I had never realised, before, how big a five-thousand-ton vessel looks from the water. At her rail I could see a cluster of the crew, watching me; the Captain on the poop. From somewhere in the interior of the ship came the sound of hammering—the engineers at work—and I noticed that this sound reached me more clearly now than when I was on board.
"The Reward of Enterprise" by Ward Muir
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Use the passage below to answer the question.
Which evidence from the passage shows that being in the water gives Harborough a new perspective?
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“At her rail I could see a cluster of the crew, watching me; the Captain on the poop.”
“At her rail I could see a cluster of the crew, watching me; the Captain on the poop.”
“Behind me the Peterhof towered, like a cliff; I had never realised, before, how big a five-thousand-ton vessel looks from the water.”
“Behind me the Peterhof towered, like a cliff; I had never realised, before, how big a five-thousand-ton vessel looks from the water.”
“The sea was coldish, but not unendurable—and anyhow I was too much in love with my situation to bother about that.”
“The sea was coldish, but not unendurable—and anyhow I was too much in love with my situation to bother about that.”
“I struck out, to get clear of the ship, then ceased swimming and looked around me.”
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The evidence from the passage that shows being in the water gives Harborough a new perspective is:
“Behind me the Peterhof towered, like a cliff; I had never realised, before, how big a five-thousand-ton vessel looks from the water.”
This response highlights how Harborough's view of the ship changes when he is in the water, indicating a new perspective on its size and presence.
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